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Former Straight Talk Africa Host, Shaka Ssali is Dead

Veteran journalist and former host of Voice of America’s “Straight Talk Africa,” Shaka Ssali, is dead. Ssali (71), fled Uganda in 1976, earned a doctorate from UCLA and received numerous accolades, including a United Nations Peacekeeping Special Achievement Award in International Journalism. He retired in 2021 after a distinguished career. His contributions to journalism and […]

Police Arrest 12 for Abducting 7yr-Old Boy, Demanding sh30m Ransom

The Kyesiiga sub-county chairperson, Gordon Mayanja Ssebuggwawo said the area is in tension following an upsurge of child abduction and sacrifice cases. Masaka police has arrested 12 people connected to the abduction of a 7-year old child from Ddimu landing site and menacingly demanding for a ransom running between sh25m and sh30m from the parents. […]

‘I Neither Accepted Election Results, Nor Congratulated Nalukoola’ NRM’s Nambi Insist on Going to Court

“I neither accepted the election results, nor I congratulated Nalukoola,” said Nambi as she reaffirmed her stand to seek court intervention. Even after the swearing-in of Kawempe North By-election winner, Elias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola, the runner up, NRM’s Faridah Nambi has categorically denied that she ever conceded to being defeated by the latter. “I neither accepted […]

The Unseen War: Museveni’s Political Violence Against Women in Uganda-Nambooze

Museveni’s war against women is not just about silencing individuals—it is about crushing the collective powers of women in Uganda. THE UNSEEN WAR: MUSEVENI’S POLITICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN UGANDA By Betty Nambooze Bakireke, Woman MP Mukono Municipality (Speech at the celebration of belated International Women’s day held by NUP at the party headquarters on […]

BREAKING NEWS: NRM’s Faridah Nambi Petitions EC Asking for Vote Recount 

  Just hours after the Electoral Commission (EC) had gazetted National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Kawempe North by-election winner, Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola, the NRM’s candidate, Faridah Nambi has filed a petition at the EC demanding for vote recount. Our Ref: ADA/EC-1/2025 21/03/2025 To: The Chairperson, Electoral Commission RE: MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO.22 OF 2025: NAMBI FARIDAH KIGONGO […]

Munna NUP Sipiika Bwanika Agobye Ab’amawulire mu Kkanso Y’e Goma Ng’eyisa Bajeti

Sipiika Tony Bwanika bw’abadde asindiikiriza bannamawulire okufuluma ekisenge ekiteesezebwamu abategeezezza nti tebaayitiddwa mu lutuula lwa kkanso luno. Abamu ku Bannamawulire abagasakira mu bitundu by’e Mukono balozezza ku bukambwe bw’omukubiriza w’olukiiko lwa Division y’e Goma mu munisipaali y’e Mukono munnakibbina kya National Unity Platform (NUP) Tony Bwanika bw’abagobye ku kifuba okuva mu lutuula lw’olukiiko (kkanso) luno […]

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